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directed by

Jørgen Leth Jørgen Leth (; born 14 June 1937) is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary ''A Sunday in Hell'' (1977) and his surrealistic short film '' Th ...

. It presents a variety of short scenes with no connecting narrative. People are shown engaged in ordinary activities with minimal direction. Leth described it as containing "large and small things, events, people, thoughts and feelings". The original plan for the film was to include 40 different scenes, but once filming began it was expanded to 66. The film's best-known scene shows artist

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eating a

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hamburger from the

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chain

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. The scene is the longest in the film, in part because Warhol did not realize he was expected to say his name immediately after he finished eating, and Leth did not edit out the awkward pause that resulted. In 2019, Burger King aired an excerpt from the scene as a

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during

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* {{Jørgen Leth 1982 films 1980s avant-garde and experimental films 1982 documentary films Danish avant-garde and experimental films Danish documentary films Documentary films about the United States Films directed by Jørgen Leth Films shot in the United States